The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-21
OUR LOST GIRLS.
4 Mother Sally Regrets That She Ca
Not Have the Training of Her Daugl

a Mother Sally Regrets That She Can
Not Have the Training of Her Daugh.
ter.
There has been nomystcI ious disappear.
anc", neither have they wandered from tho
paths Of rCct,tHic; they fit in and our Of
our homes, these bright, sweet, good girls,
but we have nearly lost them, and the
sense Of loss increases every day When
they nestled in our arms, and we cared
for them so tender,y during the years Of
helpless infancy, and delghtc,i' to watch
! th"lr development from babyhool int
Young gir.hood, we thought we could keep
them Till that far-of t m when they should
leave home 10 seek educational advantages,
or enter upon the worlds work.
But, alas! just as our daughters are en-
ter,ng their teens, or before, we discover
| that we have lost thin Where have
they gonei We rub cur eyes, partly to
brush away tbs tears, aud partly TO Goa
vince ourselves that we are nat dreaming
| 1t is Il fact that the average girl 10 reStles5
unless she can visit or receive visits from
some Young lady friend most of the t;Lss
The result is that the household tasks, il
she IS Sc fortunate as 20 have any, IA e hur.
ricd through with unseemly as.c, 10 the
! end that she may leave horne as soon as
possible. The presence Of other girls during
these tasks only ADDS TO The haste and care
lessness If their performance, leaving very
Little opportunity for quiet attention to
/ home duties.
a mother sail t. me rot long since: "Oh,
! il could only have nay daughter to Inys"
part Of the timci have no opportunity
for quietly training her, or cultivating her
c0InDanionship."
Every judicous mother may be abe TO do
fnl. LaI Il ,uIphtnrS he fIra they or. HrtapD
what can never be done for them after
that age. Sympathetic companion Shp;
TIL s 2eds OF CoUn7cl Gropp2i wisely here
an there; u knowledge If what the girls
are thinking about AMI what tacy arr in
tere tel in; a wise Ignoring of some gill
ish fOllieS-l4il these are needed, but can
not be secured unless the girls spend con-
siderable time at home, in the society Of
/ their own family circle, Oar homes shoul |
not be simply boarding hOuse', where the
children eat and sleep, but dwelling
| places, where they are to spend most of
their time out OF school hours.
! Oh course, girl, should be allowed to
/ enjoy much freedom OF out IGOR If watch
! i essential TO health as well as happin ass.
Thy should be permitted to cultivate,
! within suitable m,ts, friendships with Gao b
! other, that often deepen and broaden into
q
/ rule, and visiting as an exception viii moi
I ontcrfere with these social advantages.
! The habit of being able to enjoy ones own
! society occasionally IS valuable one; d
| person who can not do tins will always
, carry restless spirit, thereby losing that
quiet strength of character which cv,ry
! woman is sure to need in the varied expo
| rienccs that make mp her lif3
What Is a mother fort" was asked al
one who shrdnk little from the labor and
anxiety OF training half, grown daughter.
Perhaps if all mothers would ask them.
selves this question, their mission and dTty
would lie more clearly defined in their OWE
minds. The years speed by 50 rapidly tina,
we can not afford 20 lose our dear girls be
fore we must; and they can not afford to
lose a mothers companonship and train
ing during the critical years OF early girl
hood, Mrs. j. G. Fraser, IN Congregations
! GiiSt.